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Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc.

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Eastern Suburbs
Nickname(s)The Roosters or Easts
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
LocationWarrane, Tasmania, Australia
Ground(s)North Warrane Oval
League(s)Tasmanian Rugby Union
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
eastsrugby.club

Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. is a rugby union club in Tasmania. Established in 1964,[1] the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League. The club has two eightball teams that represent the club in the South East Tasmanian Eightball Association.

The club's home ground is at North Warrane Oval in the City of Clarence. Known as the Roosters or Easts, the club colours are maroon and white. The club currently fields teams in Men's Second Division, a Senior Women's squad and Juniors competitions.[2]

Premierships[edit]

Senior team[edit]

Player uniform logo
  • Premiers First Grade 1981[3]
  • Premiers Second Grade 2019
  • R/U First Grade 2016
  • Statewide Premiers First Grade 1987
  • Minor Premiers First Grade 1987
  • Premiers Reserve Grade 1968, 1973, 1974, 1994, 2002
  • Minor Premiers Reserve Grade 1999
  • Finalist First Grade 2014

Juniors[edit]

  • Under 20: 1979
  • Under 18: 1983
  • Under 16: 2009
  • Under 14: 2007,2008

Eightball[edit]

Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. fields two teams in the South Eastern Tasmania Eightball Association which is affiliated with Eightball Tasmania, Australian Eight Ball Federation and the World Eightball Pool Federation.

Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. fields a team the Warrane Warriors in the Hobart Eightball Association.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ESRUFC History". Rugbynet.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Easts a major force in under-14 rugby". Eastern Shore Sun. 6 June 2009.
  3. ^ "The Star Newspaper (no longer in circulation) Page 7". 7 June 1994.

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